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Psalms 121:1

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

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A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

Psalms 121:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 121:1

Theological / Devotional

Unto the hills. Many commentators take these hills to refer to the mountains of Jerusalem. Because of the presence of the sanctuary, Jerusalem was viewed as the dwelling place of God, and in this sense could be considered the source of divine help. Another interpretation makes these hills refer to the mountains of Palestine on whose heights the heathen set up their idolatrous shrines. On their journey to the festival, “as they saw around them the hills where the heathen had been wont to kindle their altar fires, the children of Israel sang: ‘Shall I lift up mine eyes to the hills? Whence should my help come?’”.

From whence. Rather, “from whence?” It is not from the hills or the mountains that God’s children receive help, but from God (see Jer. 3:23).

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